Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001300
East Elementary
515 Elizabeth Ave, Monroe, NC 28112 · (704) 296-3110 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
420 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
16.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Elementary
East Elementary's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary this school | 423 | 99.3% | 33.7% |
| Glenn Elementary Durham | 455 | 99.3% | 50.2% |
| Walter Bickett Elementary Monroe | 444 | 99.3% | 31.5% |
| Sunset Park Elementary Wilmington | 450 | 99.3% | 42.3% |
| Haw River Elementary Haw River | 490 | 98.8% | 28.5% |
| R Homer Andrews Elementary Burlington | 498 | 99.4% | 34.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,209 of 1,297 | #28 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #1,097 of 1,296 | #26 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,295 of 1,300 | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #826 of 1,485 | #23 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #68 of 1,377 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #978 of 1,379 | #23 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #408 of 1,414 | #4 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #310 of 937 | #10 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
423
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 2000-01, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 423 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 35 | 11.3:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 34 | 11.3:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 99% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 45.5 | 11.4:1 | 99% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 52 | 10.9:1 | 95% (542) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 46 | 9.7:1 | 98% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 89% (674) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (521 to 423); teachers down 21% (45.5 to 36).
About East Elementary
The public elementary school East Elementary is located in Monroe, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 423 students, in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Union County Public Schools has 52 schools and 41,272 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at East Elementary, with 63% of enrollment. Other groups make up 31% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Union County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at East Elementary is 36 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Union County average 41%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.5% at East Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.7%.
Census estimates describe Union County this way: the median household income is $102,900, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides East Elementary, Union County has 57 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Monroe Middle, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, East Elementary ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 432 to 423, a small change.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Union AcademyCombined · 2,186 students
- Sun Valley HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Piedmont HighHigh · 1,270 students
- Monroe HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Parkwood HighHigh · 1,082 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 980 students
Other East Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 21 states are named East Elementary. East Elementary is the 14th largest of the 44.
- East ElementaryKings Mountain, NC · 199 students
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPUNTA GORDA, FL · 814 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYJACKSON, MO · 726 students
- East Elementary SchoolPendleton, IN · 687 students
- East Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe Middle0.5 mi · 802
- Monroe High0.5 mi · 1,215
- Wolfe School1.2 mi · 109
- Benton Heights Elementary1.6 mi · 451
- Central Academy of Technology and Arts2.0 mi · 875
- Walter Bickett Elementary2.9 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About East ElementaryHow many students attend East Elementary?
East Elementary enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-05.
Is East Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does East Elementary have?
East Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at East Elementary?
Student demographics at East Elementary are roughly 3% White, 63% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees East Elementary?
East Elementary is overseen by Union County Public Schools in Union County.
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